

In addition to the "bottled" MariaDB Server package available from Homebrew, you can use Homebrew to build MariaDB from source. Then, to upgrade MariaDB Server: brew upgrade mariadb To auto-start MariaDB Server, use Homebrew's services functionality, which configures auto-start with the launchctl utility from launchd: brew services start mariadbĪfter MariaDB Server is started, you can log in as your user: mysqlįirst you may need to update your brew installation: brew update This saves time.Īfter installing Homebrew, MariaDB Server can be installed with this command: brew install mariadbĪfter installation, start MariaDB Server: rver start

This means you can install it without having to build from source yourself. MariaDB Server is available as a Homebrew "bottle", a pre-compiled package. MariaDB Server is available for installation on macOS (formerly Mac OS X) via the Homebrew package manager.
